{"id":616020,"date":"2022-08-09T10:09:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T14:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616020"},"modified":"2022-08-09T10:09:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T14:09:58","slug":"manchester-united-marko-arnautovic-transfer-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/09\/manchester-united-marko-arnautovic-transfer-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Pull Out of Deal for 33-Year-Old \u2018Snake\u2019 After Fan Complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/09\/manchester-united-adrien-rabiot-contract-negotiations\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> have ended their pursuit to sign Bologna forward Marko Arnautovic, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3491378\/2022\/08\/09\/manchester-united-transfer-marko-arnautovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Athletic<\/a>. The Red Devils had a bid of around \u00a36.8 million rejected by the Serie A club for the Austrian forward.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United End Marko Arnautovic Interest<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester United have pulled out of a move for Marko Arnautovic, The Athletic understands&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lauriewhitwell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lauriewhitwell<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E5ciQdIkcH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/E5ciQdIkcH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticFC\/status\/1556975186292916224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Major Fan Complaints Results in Arnautovic\u2019s Chase Being Ended<\/h3>\n<p>Once it was clear that the Red Devils were eager to sign the 33-year-old, it caused an outrage among the fanbase. The club received a barrage of complaints from their own supporters asking them not to move forward with the deal.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic also adds that a United supporter of North Macedonian descent wrote to the Manchester side about how signing Arnautovic would look with their anti-discrimination policies. The Austrian forward came under fire last year when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/sportsnews\/article-9684443\/Marko-Arnautovic-apologises-saying-Im-f-ing-Albanian-mother-against-North-Macedonia.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he abused a North Macedonia player<\/a> in their Euro 2020 group stage game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/08\/manchester-united-adrien-rabiot-transfer-juventus\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Pursuit for Adrien Rabiot Disrupted by Player\u2019s Side<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many fans even mailed their grievances to the club&#8217;s CEO Richard Arnold, directly. All this caused the Red Devils to end their pursuit of the forward, despite Erik ten Hag wanting to work with him.<\/p>\n<p>Arnautovic also wanted the move personally, but Bologna weren&#8217;t keen on letting him go and now the Premier League side have abandoned their interest in the controversial player who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stokesentinel.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/stoke-west-ham-marko-arnautovic-4108151\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">once called &#8216;a snake&#8217;<\/a> by West Ham United fans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester United won\u2019t sign Marko Arnautovi\u0107 this summer. Deal off and talks will not continue after opening bid turned down by Bologna. \u26d4\ufe0f\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arnautovi\u0107 wanted the move but Man Utd decided internally against the deal. First call, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lauriewhitwell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lauriewhitwell<\/a> &#8211; it\u2019s confirmed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WVyb143znZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WVyb143znZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1556976571612893184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>United Set to Move On Other Deals<\/h3>\n<p>After a disappointing start to the Premier League season, which saw them lose their opening game to Brighton &amp; Hove Albion, the Manchester giants are focusing on securing other targets. They are currently <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1556967754242179073?s=20&amp;t=SAqixtf9i-ZPct7e-48gMA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">negotiating a move<\/a> for Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/man-united-transfer-news-rabiot-24661087\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">agreeing a fee in principle<\/a> with the Serie A club.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic also claim that the Red Devils are now focused on turning their attentions towards other attacking targets. Ten Hag is desperate to sign a new forward after being short of options right now. United are reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/soccer-transfers\/story\/4716869\/man-united-register-interest-in-psv-eindhoven-winger-cody-gakpo-sources\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eager to sign PSV forward Cody Gakpo<\/a> after being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/man-utd-transfer-news-striker-24512488\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">priced out of a move for Ajax winger Antony<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/08\/manchester-united-bid-sergej-milinkovic-savic\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Make Opening Bid for Sergej Milinkovic-Savic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They have signed three players so far in the summer transfer window, which includes Tyrell Malacia from Feyenoord, Christian Eriksen on a free deal as well as Lisandro Martinez from Ajax.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have ended their pursuit to sign Bologna forward Marko Arnautovic, reports The Athletic. The Red Devils had a bid of around \u00a36.8 million rejected by the Serie A club for the Austrian forward. Manchester United End Marko Arnautovic Interest Manchester United have pulled out of a move for Marko Arnautovic, The Athletic understands&#8230; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4218,"featured_media":616031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,2,3,7188,5],"tags":[700,7380,1327],"class_list":["post-616020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-featured","category-premier-league","category-rumours","category-serie-a","tag-bologna","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours","tag-marko-arnautovic"],"modified_by":"Dale Ventham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}